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Article: What is scared scripture?
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- Calliope
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- December 1, 2003
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Must a sacred scripture be something written on paper, in the form of a text or book? If yes, then what about revelations made before paper was invented? In very early times, people used animal skins, bones, papyrus, and sometimes even stones as paper. Are these writings less believable simply because they were recorded before the concept of the book even existed? (See pages 12-13 to learn how early revelations were recorded.)
Must a sacred scripture be written at all? What about the ancient peoples who, for centuries, passed along their traditions orally? Much of the belief system of the American Indians was not committed to writing until the 20th century. Yet, ...